Cardinals’ Guard Yates Out: Ball State junior guard Darren Yates will miss the start of the season following foot surgery yesterday. Yates, who averaged 3.9 points per game last season as a reserve, originally suffered a stress fracture in his right foot two weeks ago, but underwent surgery to repair […]

Black Bear Returns to Sidelines: Maine head coach Ted Woodward has announced the hiring of former Black Bear playing legend Julian Dunkley as an assistant coach. Dunkley, who just finished a four-year stint as a professional player in Europe, replaces associate head coach Calvin Oldham, who accepted a similar position […]

Boeheim a Legend: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has been selected to receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. Boeheim has a 703-241 record over the past 29 seasons at Syracuse, and one national title (2003). Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson, Jim Calhoun, and Denny Crum are previous […]

The OC Unifies Titans: Cal Sate – Fullerton wants to create a more intimidating presence at home, especially among its fans. And nothing spells intimidation quite like O.C. The campaign, dubbed “Orange Curtain” and devised by a Titan alum, will encourage all fans to wear orange T-shirts with the school’s […]

APA Weighs in on American Indian Nicknames: Tossing in its two cents, the American Psychological Association issued a statement that American Indian nicknames and mascots can be psychologically harmful to American Indians. The NCAA started a crusade in August against schools that use “hostile” or “abusive” American Indian nicknames. The […]

Nichols Won’t Sell Soul to adidas: Arkansas State officials have told senior swingman Jerry Nichols he must wear adidas shoes or not play. For now, Nichols has chosen the latter. The school has signed a deal with adidas that requires all student-athletes to wear adidas shoes, and the school’s athletic […]

Free the Turtle: Maryland senior guard Chris McCray will not miss any playing time after Prince George’s County, Md., officials dropped all charges from an August incident. McCray completed 20 hours of community service after he was charged for refusing to leave the scene of a fight. McCray’s involvement in […]

Former Assistant Graham Passes: Former Indiana assistant coach Ralph Graham passed away Friday in Hesston, Kansas. He was 95. Graham, a 1934 graduate of Kansas State, was the top basketball assistant at Indiana for four seasons, including the NCAA championship season of 1940. In 1942, he was named athletic director […]

Golden Bear Kately Withdraws: California head coach Ben Braun has announced that junior forward Marquise Kately has withdrawn from school for personal reasons. Kately’s production went down after his freshman season when he averaged 10.5 points per game. Kately averaged 9.3 points per contest last season, and was to compete […]

Collier Dies From Heart Attack: Former Georgia Tech forward Jason Collier, most recently with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, died yesterday at the age of 28 from a heart attack. Collier averaged 17.1 points and 8.3 points in two seasons for Tech after transferring from Indiana during his sophomore season. A […]